It Seemed the Better Way

It seemed the better way

When first I heard him speak

But now it's much too late

To turn the other cheekIt sounded like the truth

It seemed the better way

It sounded like the truth

But it's not the truth todayI wonder what it was

I wonder what it meant

At first he touched on love

But then he touched on deathI better hold my tongue

I better take my place

Lift this glass of blood

Try to say the grace

Songwriters

LEONARD COHEN, PATRICK LEONARDPublished by

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